Senior Software Engineer, Data Federation & BigLake

Google; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 364,000 - 373,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We seek engineers with leadership to drive design and production across distributed systems.

In Warsaw, you will join a fast-growing team responsible for cross-cloud data and metadata federation, building scalable data platforms across Google Cloud, hyperscalers, and enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in software development with one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Go, or Python).
• Experience in system design, distributed systems, or large-scale data processing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable distributed services and foundational building blocks that enable customers to query and federate data across multiple clouds and enterprise platforms at competitive costs.
• Own end-to-end technical execution of complex initiatives, from architectural design and prototype validation through cross-functional reviews and global production rollout.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, driving engineering best practices, thorough design reviews, and high operational excellence.
• Communicate architectural goal, project status, and technical trade-offs with clarity to engineering peers, Product Management, Site Reliability Engineering, and external partners.
• Influence the technical roadmap for BigLake Federation in collaboration with global engineering leads, anticipating customer needs and translating them into durable, scalable solutions.

Skills

5 years software development

Multiple general-purpose languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Big data platforms

Cloud platforms (Google Cloud, multi-cloud)

Open-source data ecosystems (Apache Iceberg, Apache Spark)

Job description

Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We seek engineers with leadership to drive design and production across distributed systems.

In Warsaw, you will join a fast-growing team responsible for cross-cloud data and metadata federation, building scalable data platforms across Google Cloud, hyperscalers, and enterprise systems.